Best Watercress Pear And Walnut Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing Recipes

Watercress, Pear, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad image

Provided by robd16

Categories Pears

Time 5m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

75 g watercress
1 large pear, juicy yet crisp, cut into slices
50 -75 g blue cheese
12 walnut halves
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt
black pepper

Steps:

Make the dressing by mixing everything together, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
Mix the watercress and pear slices together and dress with the dressing.
Arrange on 2 plates, distributing the pear evenly, embed the walnuts and crumble over the blue cheese.
Relax.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 474.2, Fat 42.2, SaturatedFat 9.1, Cholesterol 18.6, Sodium 363.4, Carbohydrate 20.2, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 11.1, Protein 8.5

Watercress, Sweet Pear, Rocket, Walnut and Parmesan Salad image

Provided by An_Net

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 sweet pear
1/4 cup walnuts
2 cups rocket
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup watercress
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch black pepper

Steps:

If the skins are nice just give them a wash, if not remove with a peeler. Then cut them in half and deseed. It doesn`t really matter how you cut them up. Sometimes in big rough chunks, maybe sliced up or even grated.
Then place into the bowl with the watercress and rocket. The pepperiness of the leaves works so well with the sweetness of the pear.
Drizzle with a good extra virgin olive oil just to coat, a small squeeze of lemon juice (because the pear juice is slightly acidic but very tasty), and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Toss all this together and serve. Shave over some Parmesan or Pecorino, crumble your nuts over.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 655.6, Fat 53.7, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 22, Sodium 410.1, Carbohydrate 35.3, Fiber 8.1, Sugar 18.9, Protein 16.6

Watercress, Rocket, Sweet Pear, Walnut and Parmesan Salad image

Provided by Jamie Oliver

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

What a pukka combination, simple and classy. Don't try to make this when you feel like it, make it when you can buy perfect pears, otherwise it will taste naff. For 1 person I normally use around 1/2 a pear, 2 big handfuls of watercress and 2 big handfuls of rocket. If the pear skins are nice I just give them a wash, if not I remove them with a peeler. Then cut them in 1/2 and deseed. It doesn't really matter how you cut them up. Sometimes in big rough chunks, maybe sliced up or even grated. Then place into a bowl with the watercress and rocket. The pepperiness of the leaves works so well with the sweetness of the pear. Drizzle with good extra-virgin olive oil just to coat, a small squeeze of lemon juice (because the pear juice is slightly acidic but very tasty), and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toss all this together and serve. Shave over Parmesan or pecornio, crumble your nuts over and tuck in. I love this salad with roasted meat or as a starter on its own.

Watercress, Pear and Walnut Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing image

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 cup corn oil
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
2 large bunches watercress, trimmed
2/3 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped
2 pears, peeled, cut into 3/4-inch pieces

Steps:

Whisk vinegar, mustard and honey in small bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in oil. Mix in poppy seeds. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
Toss watercress and walnuts in large bowl with enough dressing to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide salad among 8 plates. Toss pears with 1/4 cup dressing in small bowl. Spoon pears atop salads.